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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The City and Laborers Local 483- Recreation (Laborers Local 483) are parties to a collective bargaining agreement effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022, (the 2017-2022 CBA).
2. Laborers Local 483 is the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all classifications listed in Schedule "A" in the 2017-2022 CBA.
3. On or about March 2nd, 2022, pursuant to the City's obligations under ORS 243.650 representatives of the City entered into negotiations for a successor CBA with Laborers Local 483.
4. On October 20, 2022, representatives of the City and Local Laborers Local 483 signed a Tentative Agreement (Agreement), Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, that outlines the terms and conditions of employment for employees covered by the Recreation bargaining unit for the period of July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2026.
5. The agreement meets the City's bargaining interests by securing a successor labor agreement and agreeing to wage increases and other terms and conditions of employment.
6. Upon ratification by City Council, bargaining unit members will receive salary increases retroactive to July 1st, 2022. Salary rates for FY Two through the final year of the successor CBA are to be increased by the amount of any annual increase in the Portland CPI-W West Size A, adjusted on July 1 of each year. However, in no event shall the salary increase be less than one percent or greater than five percent
7. The successor CBA will continue the current health insurance premium share at 95 percent/5 percent for the life of the successor CBA
8. The Agreement continues to apply the principles of total compensation as the basis for bargaining all monetary subjects and ties general compensation to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). General wage increases will continue to be tied to the Portland CPI-W West Size-A.
9. The terms and conditions of the successor CBA shall conform substantially to a form similar to Exhibit A.
10. The Mayor, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and the City Auditor shall be authorized to execute the successor CBA with approval as to form by the assigned Deputy City Attorney.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Mayor, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and the City Auditor are authorized to execute the successor agreement between the City and Laborers Local 483 relating to the terms and conditions of employment for represented employees in the Recreation bargaining unit, with approval as to form by the assigned Deputy City Attorney.
2. The successor CBA shall conform to a form similar to the Agreement attached as Exhibit A.
3. The City is authorized to pay for all funds associated with the successor CBA from the General Fund.
4. This ordinance is binding City policy.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists to avoid an unnecessary delay in the orderly implementation of the provisions of the successor CBA; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.